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Published at 2016-03-05 00:20:00

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Self-fertilization isn’t uncommon in the animal world. Nematode worms own made the switch from sex to self-fertilization several times. A recent study found that switching to self-fertilization shaves time off lifespans in a population, and researchers own a few ideas as to why.
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Source: gawker.com

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